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Summary
C is an imperative programming language[1]. C has Wikipedia articles in 126 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- C was influenced by ALGOL 68[3].
- C was influenced by B[4].
- C was influenced by assembly language[5].
- C was influenced by Fortran[6].
- C was influenced by PL/I[7].
- C was influenced by CPL[8].
- C's instance of is recorded as imperative programming language[9].
- C's instance of is recorded as procedural programming language[10].
- C's instance of is recorded as structured programming language[11].
- C's instance of is recorded as compiled language[12].
- C's instance of is recorded as programming language[13].
- C's instance of is recorded as computer science term[14].
- C's instance of is recorded as multi-paradigm programming language[15].
- C's based on is recorded as B[16].
- C followed B[17].
- C's developer is recorded as Bell Labs[18].
- C's developer is recorded as Dennis M. Ritchie[19].
- C's developer is recorded as American National Standards Institute[20].
- C's developer is recorded as International Organization for Standardization[21].
- C's developer is recorded as Q1107006[22].
- C is a type of programming language[23].
- C's designed by is recorded as Dennis M. Ritchie[24].
- C's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[25].
- C's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[26].
- C's operating system is recorded as cross-platform[27].
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Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include imperative programming language[9], procedural programming language[10], structured programming language[11], compiled language[12], programming language[13], and computer science term[14]. C is a type of programming language[23].
Origins
January 1, 1972 marks the founding of C[28].
Movements and Schools
Acknowledged influences include ALGOL 68[3], a version, edition or translation[29]; B[4], a programming language[30], founded in 1969[31]; assembly language[5], a programming language[32], founded in 1949[33]; Fortran[6], a programming language[34], founded in 1957[35]; PL/I[7], a programming language[36], founded in 1964[37]; and CPL[8], a programming language[38], founded in 1963[39].
Why It Matters
C has Wikipedia articles in 126 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] C is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]